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to extend the knowledge on Muslim women׳s approach of antenatal anomaly screening.

qualitative interview study with pregnant Muslim women from Moroccan origin.

one midwifery practice in a medium-sized city near Amsterdam participated in the study.

twelve pregnant Muslim women who live in a high density immigrant area and who attended primary midwives for antenatal care were included in the study.

we conducted open interviews with pregnant Moroccan Muslim women for the purpose of studying how they made decisions about antenatal anomaly screening. We used a thematic analysis approach.

women experienced the combined test as ‘a test’ that could identify potentially anomalous infants, and could result in being offered termination of the pregnancy; a fact that resulted in their extensive deliberations and hesitation about …